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• Opposition parties slam Jim Flaherty’s news of $3.7B projected surplus
• Sri Lanka plays host to Commonwealth nations amid global outcry, pressure for war crimes probe
• Police arrest son in slaying of businessman Richard Oland, no charge specified
• Three children hurt after car crashes into Laval, Que., daycare
• Canadian military advance team reaches Philippines, begins assessment
• Privacy, intrusion issues dog rollout of unmanned drones by police
• Video: Judge views Rob Ford video
• Federal government compensating Alberta $2.8 billion for flood claims
• Spy agency getting almost half a billion dollars, a bargain its supporters say
• Ontario court ruling reignites debate about mandatory minimum sentences
• Senators cut spending by $1.2 million after expense scandal: report
• B.C. Appeal Court upholds order for problem neighbour to sell condo
• What is Canada’s Disaster Assistance Response Team and why was it sent to the Philippines?
• Defiant Rob Ford to council: 'Let's get it on;' says he's staying put
• Police say vans carrying black market gasoline are rolling bombs
• Chilly Arctic blast brings wintry weather preview to much of Canada
• B.C. inquest hears man approved for firearms licence despite trouble with police
• Canada sees bigger surplus in time for 2015 election
• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford bobblehead becomes instant collector's item

Opposition parties slam Jim Flaherty’s news of $3.7B projected surplus Posted: 12 Nov 2013 02:50 PM PST Leave it to the opposition parties and the staunchest Harper critics to find folly in Jim Flaherty's Fall economic update. On Tuesday, Canada's finance minister told an Edmonton crowd that the country is poised to generate $3.7-billion surplus in 2015. … Continue reading →

Sri Lanka plays host to Commonwealth nations amid global outcry, pressure for war crimes probe Posted: 12 Nov 2013 11:06 PM PST NEW DELHI - The palm-flecked island nation of Sri Lanka plays host this week to leaders from dozens of Commonwealth nations at a summit it hopes will generate enough good will and photo opportunities to eclipse three decades of grim history — massive civilian deaths, persistent media harassment and gangster-style politics. The leaders of Canada and India are boycotting the summit. Others have had to justify their plans to attend by promising to bring Sri Lanka's government to task. Queen Elizabeth II, who is 87, is not going, but her son, Prince Charles, is presiding over the meeting.

Police arrest son in slaying of businessman Richard Oland, no charge specified Posted: 12 Nov 2013 09:20 PM PST SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The son of slain businessman Richard Oland has been arrested by police in New Brunswick in connection with his father's homicide more than two years ago. Saint John police say Dennis Oland, 45, will appear in court Wednesday, but they have not specified what charge he will face. Richard Oland's body was found in his Saint John office on July 7, 2011. Last month, a sworn affidavit was released that says blood on a sports jacket found in the Rothesay, N.B., home of Dennis Oland matched the DNA profile of his father.

Three children hurt after car crashes into Laval, Que., daycare Posted: 12 Nov 2013 11:39 AM PST Three children in Laval, Que., have been injured after a vehicle crashed through the window of a nursery school, local police have confirmed. Laval police reported on Twitter that three children were injured in a crash at 538 St. Martin … Continue reading →

Canadian military advance team reaches Philippines, begins assessment Posted: 12 Nov 2013 02:38 PM PST OTTAWA - A Canadian reconnaissance team landed Tuesday in the Philippines for talks with local officials on how best to provide military help to the Southeast Asian country in the wake of last week's vicious typhoon. But Canada's larger, military Disaster Assistance Response Team, which deployed for the Philippines on Monday, is currently in Hawaii, waiting for specifics on how and where it can help. Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said the DART will be available "at a moment's notice" once the Canadian advance team has provided its assessment. "We've deployed individuals who are on the ground right now as part of our advance team," Nicholson said in Toronto.

Privacy, intrusion issues dog rollout of unmanned drones by police Posted: 12 Nov 2013 01:53 PM PST The use of domestic surveillance drones is in its infancy in Canada but a new study is warning there need to be clear policies on how they're used before any large-scale rollout by police and other agencies. The Canadian Press … Continue reading →

Video: Judge views Rob Ford video Posted: 12 Nov 2013 03:29 PM PST Toronto man says his reputation was hurt by news stories on video

Federal government compensating Alberta $2.8 billion for flood claims Posted: 12 Nov 2013 04:47 PM PST CALGARY - Ottawa has earmarked $2.8 billion to pay for Alberta's flood recovery costs. Federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney told reporters Tuesday the amount is 90 per cent of the $3.1 billion in claims that Alberta submitted following devastating floods that hit southern Alberta in June. The federal government reimburses provinces for up to 90 per cent of approved claims under the disaster assistance agreement between Ottawa and the provinces. This is going to be a huge, huge federal fiscal commitment to post-flood reconstruction efforts in Alberta and the $2.8 billion I do not anticipate that will be the end of it," Kenney said.

Spy agency getting almost half a billion dollars, a bargain its supporters say Posted: 12 Nov 2013 01:18 PM PST Almost every federal department and agency has felt the squeeze from the Conservative government's cost-cutting push. Except one. Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), our now internationally notorious electronic snooper, will spend more than $460 million in this fiscal year, the … Continue reading →

Ontario court ruling reignites debate about mandatory minimum sentences Posted: 12 Nov 2013 12:15 PM PST The Harper government has lost a battle in their tough-on-crime agenda. On Tuesday, Ontario's court of appeal ruled that a three-year mandatory minimum sentence for possessing a loaded prohibited gun is unconstitutional. "No system of criminal justice that would resort … Continue reading →

Senators cut spending by $1.2 million after expense scandal: report Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:37 AM PST There might be a silver lining to the Senate expense scandal, after all. Anecdotally, it seems that all the media attention has motivated our honourable senators to be a little more frugal with taxpayer dollars. According to Postmedia News, senators … Continue reading →

B.C. Appeal Court upholds order for problem neighbour to sell condo Posted: 12 Nov 2013 04:10 PM PST VANCOUVER - A woman's home may be her castle, but British Columbia's Appeal Court says she still must play nice with the neighbours. The B.C. Supreme Court issued a ruling earlier this year that ordered Rose Jordison to sell her suite in a Surrey strata development following an avalanche of complaints about the behaviour of the woman's son, Jordy. But the Appeal Court issued a unanimous decision on Tuesday that said provincial legislation permits a court-ordered sale in such extreme cases. "The competing private property interest ... must, in my opinion, yield to the rights and duties of the collective as embodied in the (strata) bylaws and enforceable by court order," Justice Ian Donald wrote for the three-judge panel.

What is Canada’s Disaster Assistance Response Team and why was it sent to the Philippines? Posted: 12 Nov 2013 09:14 AM PST The Canadian government has offered to help the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, and the country's response includes a highly-respected response team capable of providing medical assistance and potable water as the country recovers from the devastation. Nearly … Continue reading →

Defiant Rob Ford to council: 'Let's get it on;' says he's staying put Posted: 12 Nov 2013 03:13 PM PST TORONTO - A defiant Mayor Rob Ford made it clear Tuesday he was ready for a fight as council prepared to debate calling on him to take a leave in light of his admitted crack cocaine use and binge drinking. Ford showed no sign of heeding calls from friends and foes alike that he go into rehab or spend time off dealing with his personal issues. On Wednesday, a city councillor is expected to put forward a non-binding motion demanding Ford take a leave of absence. Doug Ford said his brother's admission to having smoked crack and drinking himself into a stupor was no reason to take time off to seek help for his problems.

Police say vans carrying black market gasoline are rolling bombs Posted: 12 Nov 2013 12:10 PM PST The police call them mobile Molotov cocktails, with good reason. Another suspected mobile black market gas van was involved in a minor collision this weekend, then burst into flames as the driver fled. With some of the highest gasoline prices … Continue reading →

Chilly Arctic blast brings wintry weather preview to much of Canada Posted: 12 Nov 2013 08:34 AM PST Canadians from the Rockies to the Appalachians are getting an early taste of winter this week, thanks to a massive dome of arctic air that's spreading across the middle of North America. This arctic airmass slipped down through the prairies … Continue reading →

B.C. inquest hears man approved for firearms licence despite trouble with police Posted: 12 Nov 2013 05:51 PM PST BURNABY, B.C. - In February 2012, Angus Mitchell's rifle was seized because he walked into a Vancouver Island doctor's office carrying the weapon. The inquest heard that Mitchell was granted a firearms licence even though a background check showed that there had been previous police complaints lodged against him for uttering threats, being involved in a verbal altercation and in a confrontation at a rooming house. Terry Hamilton, chief firearms officer for B.C. and the Yukon, testified on Tuesday that since Mitchell was never charged, her office approved his licence application.

Canada sees bigger surplus in time for 2015 election Posted: 12 Nov 2013 02:49 PM PST By Nia Williams EDMONTON (Reuters) - Canada is in better fiscal health than previously thought, the Conservative government said on Tuesday, predicting it would run a sizeable budget surplus in time for the 2015 federal election, the result of spending restraint and asset sales. The positive turn is good news for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who promised in the 2011 election campaign to introduce personal income tax cuts estimated to cost C$2.5 billion a year once the budget is balanced. "Our plan was always to get to a balanced budget in 2015/16 to create room so that other initiatives can be undertaken, whatever they are," Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told reporters after delivering the report. Canada's federal budget deficits have paled in comparison with those of the United States, even adjusting for the fact that the U.S. economy is nine times as big.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford bobblehead becomes instant collector's item Posted: 12 Nov 2013 02:51 PM PST Hundreds of people lined up at Toronto City Hall on Tuesday to buy a limited-edition bobblehead doll of embattled Mayor Rob Ford, which quickly sold out and began popping up on eBay for as much as 15 times its purchase price. Ford, who insists he will not step down, was on hand to sign the figurines. The sale of 1,000 "Robbie Bobbies" was conceived before Ford admitted last week that he had smoked crack cocaine in "one of my drunken stupors." But the furor did not mute demand for the little statuettes - a recreation of Ford's head on a springy neck - with lines that stretched around the cavernous City Hall lobby. We weren't quite sure how it was going to work out." Jay White told the Toronto Star he lined up at City Hall more than three hours early to get a Ford bobblehead.

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